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RAINFOREST RESTORATION
IN BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM
75% forest cover (FRA 2010) total land area
41% total land protected by law
7 forest types
??CAUSES degradation?
Ecological degradation ----- waste land
- sand & stone mining areas- area that are burnt repeatedly (grass/shrubs /exposed to the loss of soil fertility – dry season/human)- eroded site (along coastal areas/steep slopes)- land left behind
PROGRAM
-The National Forestry Policy‘…rehabilitate wastelands through re-vegetation…’
-Restoration Approaches• Public participation• National Development Plan• Use of indigenous forest trees• Research and Development
Public Participation
CHALLENGES In Rainforest Restoration
-Bush forest fires-Invasive forest Species-Infrastructure development
FUTURE ACTION
-Strengthening Environment Protection in NDP-Enhance Private/Community Participation-Research & Human Development
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